Nephrology Didactics

Conferences

Clinical Process Improvement  Case-based conference that focuses on quality improvement based on principles of medical decision making.

Board Review Strategies  Emphasis is on board testing techniques, review of multiple choice questions, In-Training-Exam objections 

House Staff Meeting is a monthly meeting of all TTUHSC residents sponsored by the office of GME. This meeting serves to update house staff on important institutional issues. Elected officers of the house staff serve as liaisons on many institutional committees.

Grand Rounds These are conducted by the Department of Medicine and other institutional faculty as well as visiting professors. Topics include advances in basic and clinical knowledge in many fields on Internal Medicine.

Journal Club Fellows discuss selected articles. Emphasis is on commentary and critical appraisal of the literature.

Morbidity and Mortality is a case-based medical conference that emphasizes challenges or adverse outcomes associated with system interactions in medical care.

Scholarly Activity is when faculty and fellows present their progress in an on-going research

Didactics are various topics presented by faculty within the scope of nephrology